Tag: Sun Yang
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Shanghai 2011: Which world records are most likely to fall?
Exciting list here on The Swimmers Circle, where Braden Keith has French swimmer Camille Lacourt most likely to set a world record in the short backstroke distances, then USA’s Rebecca Soni in the 200 breaststroke, Sun Yang in the 1500 freestyle, Ryan Lochte in the 200 IM, Soni again in the 100 breaststroke, and then…
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Sun: 400 freestyle is the Shanghai 2011 Triple Trigger
China’s Sun Yang has set himself a priority of taking down Olympic champion Park Tae-whan (KOR) in the 400 freestyle as a trigger to what could turn out to be a triple triumph at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. “I put more emphasis on the 400m title because it will be the first event I…
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Aussies reluctant to lift the 1500 legacy
After producing legendary 1500 freestyle swimmers, Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett, Swimming Australia is now lacking a 1500 freestyle swimmer in their squad to compete at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai. Robert Hurley, who succeeded for the selection standard of 1500 freestyle in 15:08.00 minutes last year, has abandoned the event this year, considering…
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Korean research suggests speedy start in the Shanghai 400
Even though Song Hong-seon, researcher at the Korea Institute of Sport Science according to dongA says that “in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, the winner will be determined by a competition of strategies”, it sounds to me like both Park Tae-hwan and Sun Yang are preparing an all-out sprint from the get-go. Analysts say that having…
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Sun Yang swam 14:42.52 in Wuhan
Breaking news from the Speed Endurance Twitter feed. Accordingly to sports.sohu.com, Sun Yang ‘only’ managed a 14:42.52 in the 1500 freestyle, today at the Chinese Nationals in Wuhan. 8 seconds from his Chinese and Asian record, and about 9 from the world record. The time is well and clearly the best time in the world…
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Video from the Chinese Nationals
At this moment, the holy grail of swim reporting would be an online live video feed from the Chinese Nationals men’s 1500 freestyle final. This is as far as I’ve come … (Video after the break, since it autoplays)
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Sun is going for the 1500 today
Sun Yang won the China Nationals 200 freestyle yesterday in impressive 1:44.99, new Chinese record and almost half a second faster than Yannick Agnel’s 1:45.47 French record and world’s best this year. He won 800 freestyle in 7:44.12 last Sunday and 400 freestyle in 3:41.48 on Tuesday, also clear world leading times this year. And…
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Sun Yang takes 200 too
Fourth day of China nationals produced one Asian record and two more Chinese records, when Wang Chengxiang set an Asian and Chinese record with 4:11.89 in the men’s 400 IM, Sun Yang set a Chinese record with 1:44.99 in the men’s 200 freestyle, and Li Xuanxu set a Chinese record with 16:09.56 in the women’s…
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Sun 3:41.48 in the 400 freestyle
China’s Sun Yang swam an impressive 3:41.48 in the 400 freestyle, today at the Chinese national championships in Wuhan. Only Thorpe has ever been faster in textile, from when he back in 2002 swam 3:40.08 in his trademark long-sleeved suit. And Sun is now only 0.13 seconds from Zhang Lin’s Chinese and Asian record of…